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Amaryllis sprouting again?
Hello, I bought an Amaryllis that bloomed last Christmas and I was keeping ahold of it until next Christmas as I have had them bloom in successive years previously simply by forgetting about them. It's been sitting on the window sill without water all of this time but it's started sprouting leaves that are about 1 inch long. Do I continue to leave it or do I need to do something with it now it's sprouted? xx
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Interested in the answer to this question too. mine has been dry, soil free and dark but has still sprouted. I'm keen to keep this one as it grew five huge flowers and then did a second spike of four.
I've got a number of them. If I wasn't so awful about feeding things they would do better, but several have flowered again even after almost complete neglect! They need to build up strength again after flowering, so it helps to get a top quality bulb to begin with, then feed it while it is growing. If yours is starting into growth again I would say keep it watered with a feed every so often. Someone else will have to tell you the best feed, I just use a general purpose one diluted in the water. If you are lucky it may flower this year, otherwise put it somewhere it can grow in peace (mine go in the greenhouse over summer) and it may reward you next year. Reminds me, I'd better go and feed and water mine!
I've done a bit more reading and possibly it's ok, let it do so during the summer then try to hibernate it for a minimum if two months prior to wanting it to get going again for Christmas, so sleep through late sept, October, early November ? X
I put them in the greenhouse, then they get fed and watered with the tomatoes. I have two in flower at the moment. I buy new each christmas, the biggest bulbs I can get. My mum has a collection and there is usually one or two in flower at any time. She never lets them go dormant. If you want flowers at a specific time, let them go dormant, and start watering six weeks before you want the flowers.